Edition 3208: LawNewsIndex is a UK based legal news & articles archive. Since 2011, it has been collating articles on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice. The views expressed in individual articles archived within LawnewsIndex.com are solely the views of the original author.
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Focus of the Day Law Article: Compliance with the rules on price and service transparency is improving but a stubborn minority are facing disciplinary action, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said. The news comes as the Law Society has said the rules have helped firms internally, with staff having a better understanding of pricing. Full story - Legal Futures
Today's Highlighted Video Story: Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2016 targeted nearly 3.5 million Black Americans to deter them from voting, and the battle for the right to vote is just as important in 2020. Kenya Evelyn travels to Florida where it's the Democrats' most loyal bloc, Black women, who are also bearing the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak, with its impact accelerating the fight for voting rights. From mail-in ballots and early voting, to felon disenfranchisement, Black voters are wielding their power to demand more from Democrats ahead of November.
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- Police apologise after telling wrong family about teenager's death - The 18-year-old was critically injured in an incident on the A90 near Crimond in Aberdeenshire at about 07:30 on Monday but his family were told he had been killed https://t.co/OExi4vA2d7
- Farmers call on UK to commit in law to ban chlorinated chicken Government must ‘put down a red line’ in the agriculture bill, says NFU president https://t.co/ZAq9XDb4Dl
- Rebel Tories have clashed with a health minister over the ban on gatherings of more than six people in England, arguing it doesn't make sense https://t.co/3BodzWL273
- Dominic Raab has not ruled out boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympic Games over the brutal treatment of the Uighur Muslims by the #Chinese government s https://t.co/qJoXYu71JG
- Lawyers at risk of physical attack after Patel speech, says Law Society https://t.co/yxa4YXxC9M
- The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/tsOjJYEZht
- My legal life: Placida Uzoamaka Ojinnaka https://t.co/ja7yaN1gD
- The Citizens Rights Project will brief local authority and third sector staff working with vulnerable EU nationals about the EU Settlement Scheme in a free webinar https://t.co/kPOjowAPXM
- MI5 bill prompts rebellion by more than 20 Labour MPs against Starmer - MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, defied leadership and voted against bill https://t.co/qBEswBjf3w
- Katie Hopkins forced to apologise for wrongly linking mosque to attack on police: Finsbury Park mosque took legal action against commentator after tweet in May https://t.co/V0j82CIAAu
- Facebook has deleted a post in which President Trump had claimed Covid-19 was "less lethal" than the flu https://t.co/VywKSMHvnM
- Row after London council is warned off enforcing mask rules in shops https://t.co/Vtm6I0A4UA
- As the #US president clashes with the courts, some companies and investors say tougher limits on temporary work visas will help push jobs overseas https://t.co/jXdmjMlxkW
- Human rights body calls for immediate return of social care support - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/k1X8yMn0s
- Reconviction rates drop to new low - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/CT7XzQPo8
- Company successfully dismisses former director’s action to raise derivate proceedings against it - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/fkn5LJUKdQ
- Lords defy government over refugee children's right to family reunion: Alf Dubs among peers voting in favour of right of asylum-seekers to join relatives in UK https://t.co/cNNfR6PTbY
- Growing Fears Human Rights Violations Could Undermine CAR Elections #CentralAfricanRepublic https://t.co/koD8dSxPJ
- Massive Human Rights Violations in #DRC Linked to Armed Conflicts, Report Finds https://t.co/xpqQsuEEz
- RT @Number10cat: My pal @PoliticalPics has captured me looking particularly resplendent https://t.co/TNRS662Jt
- A son was left "angry and upset" when he was told to move while comforting his mother at his father's funeral, because of social distancing rules https://t.co/mrbOeUZVc
- Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been arrested in #Spain and faces extradition to the US where he has been charged with tax evasion https://t.co/nGbLaFHaP
- Households could be banned from mixing in Nottingham after a surge in cases, a city health official has said https://t.co/Wi0EAwIvSw
- Covid is taking an emotional toll across Europe with rising levels of apathy among some populations, the World Health Organization is warning https://t.co/99yUsbJW0
- The exuberant rebound of large companies while their small competitors struggle will require more vigilant government antitrust action than ever before, an economist says https://t.co/KeFXXz5Hih
- Church of England failures 'allowed child sexual abusers to hide' https://t.co/X0jxpmedw2
- Proposals to quarantine visitors from Covid hotspots in England could "induce more cancellations and more uncertainty", say tourism businesses https://t.co/fTuM5JjGbS
- As Black History Month begins, the Bar Council has published a collection of equality and diversity guides for the profession https://t.co/rPwRdmLfQC
- SRA: transparency rules compliance "improving" - Legal Futures https://t.co/HJ2H9knIH0
- Woulfe's actions create problem for Supreme Court despite 'fool's pardon' #Ireland https://t.co/rtJNj8ggRe
- 'The British courts look at a black person and see a criminal': Barrister Alexandra Wilson shares her eye-opening experience as a young, black barrister in today’s legal justice system https://t.co/YNaqG4wre5
- #China’s repression of the Uighurs in Xinjiang has forced those in the diaspora to protect their identity from afar https://t.co/onol2exskZ
- Three university students and a man have died in suspected drugs-related incidents in the north-east of England. Two 18-year-old women and a 21-year-old man died in Newcastle, and another man, who was also 18, died in Washington, Northumbria Police said https://t.co/CBV7s9nCKt
- The institutional response to sexual violence is critical. On this, the UP police have covered themselves in shame. At every turn, they robbed the family of its agency to make key decisions #India https://t.co/bS1qlfXbLX
- “Manifestly incompetent” partner suspended over client cash - Legal Futures https://t.co/jU8f9A9PnL
- 'My firm may fold because I can't get a bounce back loan' https://t.co/ChXp9g0WXP
- Sali Hughes: I met the woman who trolled me online https://t.co/o5a292M7c
- Train passengers left out of pocket by local lockdowns https://t.co/Rf9pKH4hlz
- #Indonesia’s Parliament Approves Jobs Bill, Despite Labor and Environmental Fears https://t.co/TzGW0wdd7
- How #US Justice Department disarmed its police reform effort https://t.co/RmU0WYUmA
- More mergers mark start of new insurance year - Legal Futures https://t.co/SpqE0VSapO
- #Bangladesh attorney general dies at 71- Mahbubey Alam had struggled for life since contracting coronavirus almost 4 weeks ago https://t.co/Af5FYuyGl
- New imperative for infrastructure businesses to tackle climate change https://t.co/wU74GLs8qK
- Release Breonna Taylor grand jury files by Friday, state attorney general told #US https://t.co/9HtPAW6P8P
- Solicitor and chartered accountant David Lockhart dies https://t.co/pGBFq9FNYI
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner hires former assistant US attorney in Los Angeles - Jean-Claude André will co-lead firm's appellate and Supreme Court group #US https://t.co/fxneVwxw4
- #Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses - New Human Rights Watch Campaign Against Whitewashing Rights Violations https://t.co/c7EqdA1vHo
- Devils arrive at Faculty for Covid-friendly training https://t.co/2P7J2i7l61
- Climate change and human rights come together in new funder collaborative https://t.co/rpPewHFEXW
- Lord Hodge appointed non-permanent judge of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal https://t.co/RdExuvwtQt
- Forensic Medical Services Bill passes stage one https://t.co/XcNEijk8r
- Paul Cleeland: ‘Gun error’ claim over 1972 murder case https://t.co/yCerLVOuN2
- Lawyers of Tomorrow – Rachel Dick https://t.co/ZVs15aYr5D
- Who is Behind the Bench? Insights on the #US Judiciary with Retired Judge Katherine Mader https://t.co/HTEeEAnFLJ
- Prisoners in Swansea have made up to 300 protective clothing items a week for front-line healthcare staff https://t.co/xM3GLwgJT4
- State pension age hits 66 and set to rise further https://t.co/x0jSMH2Cu
- Vos: ‘lawyers face steep learning curve on tech’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/PtFCypvDo0
- Outdated technology known to be vulnerable to cyber-attacks is still being relied upon in the criminal court estate | Law Gazette https://t.co/xLLsm63dmZ
- After barrister Alexandra Wilson revealed that she had been mistaken for a defendant three times in a day, the Gazette spoke to leading sector figures on challenging ingrained prejudice | Law Gazette https://t.co/3465vcaYRF
- Slater and Gordon chief: 'We don't really want to be a law firm' | Law Gazette https://t.co/JirHslpMXB
- MoJ admits employment tribunal backlog now at 10-year high | Law Gazette https://t.co/iQ1SrIXXip
- Lord Sumption: justice faces digital trade-off | Law Gazette https://t.co/D9RCCvp49W
- Patel lashes out at ‘lefty lawyers’ in asylum speech | Law Gazette https://t.co/V1Hu5YSi3
- Campaign for sanctions against jailers of Turkish lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/q9Gb4o0Jll
- Solicitor’s sexual assault of teenager a ‘moment of complete madness’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/MNvPRMysvx
- White & Case boosts NQ pay by £25k | Law Gazette https://t.co/tN2vdJFj9
- Blackpool courts close after staff member develops Covid symptoms | Law Gazette https://t.co/qiFHXGFOFw
- Conveyancing guidance on witness-free electronic signatures imminent | Law Gazette https://t.co/S6tPsnfhOe
- G-A-Y owner instructs lawyers to fight 10pm closure rule | Law Gazette https://t.co/r8LFlDqn2u
- Lord Bonomy to preside in trial of man accused of financing Rwandan genocide https://t.co/qkyilwLIn
- Lawyers accuse Cabinet Office of bias over Cummings ally's PR firm contract https://t.co/K06sxOpwu
- Accuracy of England and Wales convictions on police computer questioned after 'slip' https://t.co/mVha76ZH0
- Home secretary Priti Patel faces tribunal questioning over alleged bullying: lawyers for Patel’s former permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam push forward constructive dismissal claim https://t.co/VZsnxnKy6J
- #US Supreme court rejects appeal from clerk who refused to register gay marriage https://t.co/zRLx3MsFre
- The Tax Appeals Tribunal has given the #Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) a go-ahead to ban the warehousing of sugar and rice https://t.co/uZzP68L1Ok
